The Continentals

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  • Recorded July 9, 1961 on The Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour.
    The Continentals: Richard Frank, Lead Guitar; Robert Sarlo, Rhythm Guitar; Ricky Mangone, Rhythm Guitar; Joseph Messina, Drums and Ralph DiForio, Vocals and Bass Guitar
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  • @gordonvincent731
    @gordonvincent731 Před 4 lety +288

    I have to say it. These guys won a talent contest in their home town, got to appear on national TV. No videotaping, LIVE!! Knocked it out of the ballpark, went home and were hometown/high school heroes, at 15 years old! Graduated school in 1964, went their own ways with great memories on the road of life. That took GUTS to do what they did at 15. I wish them well, even after all these years.

    • @baronsorgi1
      @baronsorgi1 Před 3 lety +1

      gordon vincent are they dead?

    • @gordonvincent731
      @gordonvincent731 Před 3 lety +24

      @@baronsorgi1 Last posts on this site indicate that they are still very much alive and well.

    • @johnwilliamson2276
      @johnwilliamson2276 Před 2 lety +19

      They probably all either got drafted or joined the Marines right out of high school and went to Vietnam just like I did. My only wish is that they also made it home.

    • @topgeardel
      @topgeardel Před 2 lety +2

      Did they survive Vietnam ? lol

    • @herbertwells8757
      @herbertwells8757 Před 2 lety +1

      “Live”, my foot! No vocal microphones, at least two of the guitars not plugged into amps, a horn-section chord at the end from out of nowhere, and the drum-solo sounds don’t match the drummer’s movements. This is phony as hell, and you’d have to brain-damaged to fall for it.

  • @geneobrien8907
    @geneobrien8907 Před 3 lety +309

    That's the way I danced when waiting for my sister to get out of the bathroom!

    • @shawnmanuel9817
      @shawnmanuel9817 Před 3 lety +11

      🤣

    • @jaytee8188
      @jaytee8188 Před 3 lety +7

      Have more...
      🤣 🤣

    • @geneobrien8907
      @geneobrien8907 Před 3 lety +6

      @@keithclark486 I'm 70, in the 1950's and early 60's, as a family of five, we lived in a one bathroom apartment in Brooklyn.

    • @geneobrien8907
      @geneobrien8907 Před 3 lety +6

      @@keithclark486 One bathroom and yes five people having only one bathroom is a challenge, LOL.

    • @lostsoul3154
      @lostsoul3154 Před 3 lety +3

      FOR #2 MAYBE, BUT NOT #1 --- HA HA HA!!!

  • @minneminsken4995
    @minneminsken4995 Před rokem +20

    The singer of the Continentals is a real giant. The Continentals had deserved more recognition world wide.

  • @renodavid
    @renodavid Před 3 lety +53

    Incredible. The dancing, the drumming, the Fender guitars, the Pendleton shirts. How have I never seen this before?

    • @retiredyeti5555
      @retiredyeti5555 Před 2 lety +5

      Early in their career, the Beach Boys also favored Pendleton shirts.

    • @alphaserio.1429
      @alphaserio.1429 Před 2 lety +1

      Great and nostalgic👍

    • @davider8038
      @davider8038 Před 2 lety +4

      @@retiredyeti5555 yeah, their first name was the Pendletones 'cause of the shirts ahaha

    • @richardwarren7492
      @richardwarren7492 Před rokem +1

      @@retiredyeti5555 I still favor Pendleton shirts! These guys were great.

    • @retiredyeti5555
      @retiredyeti5555 Před rokem

      @@richardwarren7492 - I have a Pendleton shirt from the late 40's, that belonged to my wife's paternal grandfather, then her Dad, and when he died in '93, it was given to me. The elbows are worn out, but it still has years of life left in it!

  • @joshuakay8937
    @joshuakay8937 Před 7 lety +35

    I've watched this something like 30 times, and I still keep coming back to it.

  • @barkbarkbarkbarkable
    @barkbarkbarkbarkable Před 3 lety +134

    Six Million views ! No doubt, that none of them at the time, could fathom or imagine, the popularity this performance would ultimately achieve ! Nice going fellas !

    • @donaldmiller1207
      @donaldmiller1207 Před 2 lety +3

      Amen, Drummer seemed the best of the bunch...

    • @RooK61
      @RooK61 Před rokem +1

      7+ million 07/14/22. Hehehe

  • @kennichols336
    @kennichols336 Před 2 lety +42

    That drum solo was wicked!!!

  • @zenos.5315
    @zenos.5315 Před 3 lety +32

    I wish that dance style would become popular again....I dig it!!!

  • @VestingKnight10
    @VestingKnight10 Před 5 lety +70

    That drum solo man, ahead of its time.

    • @spactick
      @spactick Před 3 lety

      really? let's hope so

    • @Valdo19-p9z
      @Valdo19-p9z Před 3 lety

      that drum solo wasn't ahead of his time at all lol

    • @jonbyron38
      @jonbyron38 Před 3 lety

      I though it was almost Wipe Out when he started?

  • @RayCatalinaX
    @RayCatalinaX Před 5 lety +28

    I first saw this video a couple of months ago and I have watched it a couple of HUNDRED TIMES since!! I was thirteen in 1961, and I wish to God I had seen this then! These young men do a hell of a job, and I can`t understand why their talent was not picked up. The dancer is phenominal, I have never seen moves like that!! It`s a shame we never saw this group much more. They are great, and I hope which ever path they chose, they did well for themselves. God Bless!!

    • @michaelcummingsherrera1232
      @michaelcummingsherrera1232 Před 3 lety +7

      I was also thirteen in 1961. I rarely watched Ted Mack. Now, I feel as if I had missed something.

    • @RayCatalinaX
      @RayCatalinaX Před 3 lety +7

      @@michaelcummingsherrera1232 You are so right! But at that age, we wouldn`t be caught dead watching The Amatuer Hour, although there was some excellent talent displayed.

    • @larryambrose2660
      @larryambrose2660 Před 2 lety +6

      You have to get lucky. There is a lot of talent out there walking the streets that is never found. There are probably thousands of people who never wanted to play football that would be a franchise QB for NFL teams if they had wanted to play. It is the same with music. I remember being at a church for Christmas Eve with the singing form the choir being some of the best voices I ever heard. Far better than many of the supposed stars.

    • @RayCatalinaX
      @RayCatalinaX Před 2 lety +1

      @@larryambrose2660 Well said.

    • @wesinman2312
      @wesinman2312 Před rokem +2

      I was only 7 in '61, but I was up pretty good on music. This was similar to the surf bands at the time, BB, Jan and Dean, etc... Still sounds good.

  • @timroberts7554
    @timroberts7554 Před 4 lety +86

    I’ve seen this video 3 times already, I don’t know why 😕. I can’t stop! Help me!

  • @digikitty11
    @digikitty11 Před 3 lety +85

    All these kids would be in their mid 70's now, time flies. They had a great group, love the drummer and the singers dance moves.

    • @joeriley3721
      @joeriley3721 Před 2 lety +5

      AND THE PEOPLE WHO LISTENED TO IT!!! NEXT YEAR FOR ME !!LOL STILL FUN!

    • @JR-uc5oz
      @JR-uc5oz Před 2 lety +8

      Loved how the drummer used the proper stick grip versus the matched timpani style.

    • @22lyric
      @22lyric Před rokem +2

      This was recorded in '61!!! So SIXTY years before you posted your comment. They'd be in their late seventies or early eighties. (or ya know)

  • @anakina1
    @anakina1 Před 5 lety +234

    This was so cool to watch. A drum solo instead of a guitar solo, a little dance before Michael Jackson did so. This was just cool. Live performance too with no lip sync. Great post.

    • @dhanyeffendy
      @dhanyeffendy Před 4 lety +2

      Tielman brother style

    • @jameswilkinson6637
      @jameswilkinson6637 Před 4 lety +5

      Yes, doing the early moonwalk, he is great!

    • @andyZ3500s
      @andyZ3500s Před 4 lety +2

      @@dhanyeffendy Lucky that is exactly what I was thinking.

    • @anakina1
      @anakina1 Před 4 lety +3

      @@andyZ3500s This was such a great find.

    • @samburkes7552
      @samburkes7552 Před 3 lety +1

      @@anakina1 My brother in So. Cal. found this, sent it to me! Enjoyed it#

  • @cookieceo3938
    @cookieceo3938 Před 6 lety +18

    I remember seeing this on TV back in the day. I was 20yrs old at the time. It still sounds great!!! Thanks!!!

    • @samuelharang5742
      @samuelharang5742 Před 3 lety +2

      Wow that is so cool. Where I used to live you would have been able to pick up the signal. But I don't believe that the Wharton family, the original owners of the house, had the tv tuned to that channel at the right time that it aired.

  • @georelbonai8244
    @georelbonai8244 Před 3 lety +24

    He is not dancing, he Feel the music
    He becomes the music it self.

  • @Carlito1988
    @Carlito1988 Před 4 lety +46

    Who would of thought these boys would be video heroes almost 60 years after they played this song on TV? Five million views and counting!

    • @davidmathews2599
      @davidmathews2599 Před 3 lety +3

      Well I don't know about video heroes. It is interesting though I guess.

  • @platoon108
    @platoon108 Před 7 lety +37

    Damn--Love this sound and personality of these young guys. Moves are just too damn good, too. This is a powerful cool young American rock and roll group...

  • @PaulSmith-pz9eq
    @PaulSmith-pz9eq Před rokem +12

    Very talented bunch . They should have had a record contract. Fantastic!

  • @danielmarin6811
    @danielmarin6811 Před 3 lety +41

    I'm 71...I used to move like that...well sort of..If I tried it now...It would be my last dance!

  • @lsd-25ayahuascadmt7
    @lsd-25ayahuascadmt7 Před 4 lety +32

    I'm saddened I was born long after this beautiful, fun kind of music was made. But I am joyful I am from the same earth, the same people, the same body, that did it all those years before me. Thank you to the human race.

    • @ZnenTitan
      @ZnenTitan Před 4 lety +11

      Now that's looking at the big picture.

  • @elsa7281
    @elsa7281 Před 4 lety +71

    Enjoyed his little dance number. I'll take this song over today's music anytime.

  • @barryklus
    @barryklus Před 6 lety +12

    That was a great year. Tunes like "Stand By Me" and "Cryin'" were hitting the charts. My favorite was "Big Bad John". Soon we would all lose our innocence.

  • @larryrhindress2972
    @larryrhindress2972 Před 2 lety +13

    WOW!!! I was in a band called The Continentals, 55 years ago. We didn't have the great moves like this band, but had great fun. We had the Fender amps and guitars and shirts that matched. What a wonderful time in my life. Thanks for bringing back these memories. There are only three of us left in Nova Scotia!

  • @retiredyeti5555
    @retiredyeti5555 Před 2 lety +5

    We watched the Ted Mack show religiously. I remember seeing Pat Boone on it before he became a huge star in the mid 50's. Saw this group 5 weeks before I left for Navy boot camp.

  • @leonardhill4440
    @leonardhill4440 Před rokem +28

    Wow!…. I’m surprised that these guys didn’t take off? They’re extremely awesome!

    • @J.D.1.
      @J.D.1. Před 11 měsíci +2

      see the dance solo for explanation

    • @fuzzybutkus8970
      @fuzzybutkus8970 Před 10 měsíci +1

      They took the kid to a headologist and a head that big could never support life. That was a dance? I thought he was having a seizure or that head got out of balance.

    • @Katy-ye1zr
      @Katy-ye1zr Před 5 měsíci

      Never watched Freddy do the Freddy (and the dreamers) ??? @@fuzzybutkus8970

  • @gildog391
    @gildog391 Před 3 lety +5

    Three guitars and a singer...but the drummers killing it. Great work.

  • @loganriki2625
    @loganriki2625 Před 4 lety +39

    Wow, these performers are so young yet so talented.

  • @spactick
    @spactick Před 3 lety +7

    This is without a doubt this is the greatest video I've ever seen on CZcams. I know it is because my nurse tells me it is and the
    Dr's here at the hospital tell me I won't be released until I've watched it 1,000 times. HELP! I'm going nuts

  • @stevemason5173
    @stevemason5173 Před 6 lety +30

    Some seriously damn good talent displayed here...
    Great "OLD" performance!!!

  • @dalesdrumchannelzero1802
    @dalesdrumchannelzero1802 Před 6 lety +873

    That's the dance that I do every Friday when I clock out of work.

  • @mullerk2
    @mullerk2 Před 3 lety +13

    This is so entertaining. I never tire of watching it. It really stands the test of time.

  • @tonyteunis1640
    @tonyteunis1640 Před 3 lety +1

    I’m 64 and from the west coast. I’ve never heard of the Continentals, but they’re so damn funky I can’t stop watching these cool daddyos.

  • @AXESMI
    @AXESMI Před 5 lety +19

    No Auto-Tune. Yeah! Pure talent.

  • @saskman1950
    @saskman1950 Před 8 lety +21

    When ever I feel a little down I watch this video. It brings an instant smile to my face.

  • @paulkosik5474
    @paulkosik5474 Před 4 lety +26

    You got to give him a lot of credit just to do that dance on national tv. I like to see him do that same dance today. Anyway a cool performance.

    • @ZnenTitan
      @ZnenTitan Před 4 lety +4

      Oh yeah, the kid had nerve.

  • @josephthomas4513
    @josephthomas4513 Před 2 lety +10

    Just SHOCKED that this didn’t just riffle up the charts......THUNDERBIRD!

  • @jrbr549
    @jrbr549 Před 5 lety +13

    There is so much awesomeness here. Stepping in unison, all flannel, good steppin...AWESOME!!!

  • @DRAGNET-pn5vf
    @DRAGNET-pn5vf Před 5 lety +57

    Cool daddy-oh. That's better than what these young people listen to now.

  • @moebetta4224
    @moebetta4224 Před rokem +23

    God bless 'em, the drummer tore it up.

  • @jackmcdouglas4126
    @jackmcdouglas4126 Před 4 lety +35

    What a drumming job. Just awesome.

  • @earlstone2374
    @earlstone2374 Před 6 lety +14

    Great music ,dancing ,and drumming from this group of young men Thanks for sharing this video.

    • @aquarius4953
      @aquarius4953 Před 2 lety +1

      Young men ! They looked like teenagers !

  • @joeygaynor4760
    @joeygaynor4760 Před 4 lety +10

    I was 6 years old when I watched this live on a Sunday night, thought they were the greatest band.....two weeks later I saw Jackie Wilson live, that's the day surf music didn't matter anymore!!

  • @msoiseth3419
    @msoiseth3419 Před 3 lety +6

    These guys were great! A helluva lot better than many successful bands today!

  • @larrydavis1420
    @larrydavis1420 Před 3 lety +4

    Love this! Man, what a different time we live in now.

  • @get9320
    @get9320 Před 4 lety +8

    I was eight years old living in Denver, Colorado. There is simple talent in this group and they would have been very popular in school and with the girls. There was an innocence and nostalgia in this music that has long since been lost. After 1964, pandora's box would open, culminating with the end of an era, Woodstock.

  • @astratriker
    @astratriker Před 6 lety +14

    Very well done, guys!

  • @lunk5155
    @lunk5155 Před 4 lety +32

    Badass and unexpected drum solo from this song

    • @jogmas12
      @jogmas12 Před 4 lety +2

      Lunk anyone can see they were Influenced by the Ventures and Elvis. Nothing original

    • @Winterstick549
      @Winterstick549 Před 4 lety +1

      I hope he found success with a better band.

    • @michaelgallagher3640
      @michaelgallagher3640 Před 4 lety +2

      @@jogmas12 Elvis and The Ventures copied what they saw, nothing original there either.

    • @jogmas12
      @jogmas12 Před 4 lety

      Michael Gallagher well absolutely.

  • @booifojoe
    @booifojoe Před 4 lety +398

    I tried that dance at the club last year and was banned for life.

  • @dthebassman7999
    @dthebassman7999 Před 4 lety +10

    Life was much more simple back then. I breezed through the 50s and 60s.

  • @NoWayOut55
    @NoWayOut55 Před 6 lety +52

    Garage Rock at it's absolute finest!!

    • @larryambrose2660
      @larryambrose2660 Před 2 lety +1

      No, some friends and I were better but we had other things to do so we just did it in the basement and had a lot of fun with it.

  • @kattrakee
    @kattrakee Před 2 lety +2

    I loved the Ted Mack original amateur hour !!! Watched it every Sunday. ... best show on tv ... 😃🎶🎵🎵🎶🎵🎶⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️♥️

    • @kennethohmert3128
      @kennethohmert3128 Před 2 lety

      Long before Star Search - Back when TV was worth watching.

    • @kattrakee
      @kattrakee Před 2 lety

      @@kennethohmert3128 Star search was a good show
      , it was well produced and I loved Ed McMahon ;
      and the talented contestants were good !!!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @tracyknox8703
    @tracyknox8703 Před rokem +4

    I have watched this dozens of time and still enjoy seeing the eyes of your dad look to the side after the drum solo.

  • @ImaCaMan
    @ImaCaMan Před 6 lety +172

    A lot of people don't seem to realize that this was over two years before any of us ever heard of The Beatles. They were ahead of their time as many have noted. I loved it.

    • @johnsmythe1841
      @johnsmythe1841 Před 6 lety +27

      *ImaCaMan* I don't know if these kids were ahead of their time, and I don't think they, in any way, sound like the Beatles would sound. These kids were playing Surf Music which was huge back in the early 1960s, and they wore matching clothes, something that was common for rock groups back then. This isn't taking away from their talent, as they sound as good as any professional group of musicians. That drummer, in particular, is throwing down.

    • @ImaCaMan
      @ImaCaMan Před 6 lety +13

      Didn't intend to mean that they sounded like the Beatles. However, a guitar-driven rock band in 1961 was a rarity. I was there. :)

    • @johnsmythe1841
      @johnsmythe1841 Před 6 lety +16

      *ImaCaMan* That's cool. I wasn't there, born in 1965, but I'm pretty sure guitar driven rock bands were fairly common in the early 1960's. Dick Dale, The Ventures, the Beach Boys, the Chantays, the Shadows, the Safaris...heck any Surf Music biggies of that time were guitar driven. In fact I think it was Dick Dale who said he wanted the guitars to sound like what surfers would hear when a wave came in; he also said the real surf music was instrumental and that the vocal groups above weren't 'surf music', but were 'surf vocals'. At both's cores, however, was the driving guitar beat.

    • @ImaCaMan
      @ImaCaMan Před 6 lety +11

      Yeah, I should have added "..that sing." The Beach Boys were certainly ones, however they were still playing in high schools in 1962. The others are all instrumental groups, which most of them were at that time. Lot's of exceptions, Buddy Holly and the Crickets come to mind, but in 1961 bands that played their own music and sang were a rarity. Anyway, a lot of great music back then.

    • @jojo-fu4xh
      @jojo-fu4xh Před 5 lety +11

      Surf music was not popular in 1961. It was soon going to be, but I agree, these kids had a sound a bit before it was popular.

  • @GG-jm6kk
    @GG-jm6kk Před 3 lety +5

    Have to say , this was surprisingly Awesome. Watching it for my fifth time.

  • @joannebeauchamp1169
    @joannebeauchamp1169 Před 3 lety +24

    Now THIS band is SO COOL! Three guitars with NO BASS! Ya gotta love ‘em!

    • @robertlim4193
      @robertlim4193 Před 3 lety +3

      center guitar is a fender bass VI

    • @ibdense
      @ibdense Před 3 lety

      Even more impressive... no guitar cords! ;)
      The first couple of electric guitar groups I was in, in 1964, didn't have a bass.

    • @tomk1tl39
      @tomk1tl39 Před 3 lety +3

      @@robertlim4193 Center guitar is a Fender Jazzmaster....the guy was probably just playing the lower notes...notice the 'soap bar' style PU's. I just finished building up a Jazzmaster !..........drummer was awesome !

    • @terryknight4208
      @terryknight4208 Před 3 lety

      Probably a baritone guitar

    • @CardsharpGaming
      @CardsharpGaming Před 3 lety

      @@robertlim4193 - Good catch!

  • @clev1729
    @clev1729 Před rokem +4

    These guys were awesome. Unique..Young..The lead vocalist had the moves..Gutsy Performance…THUNDERBIRD!

  • @unclebillmusic
    @unclebillmusic Před 4 lety +11

    And you thought"Boy Bands": were something new !!! I LOVE THIS SONG !!!

  • @kenderen3736
    @kenderen3736 Před 3 lety +10

    This is nice to see. They were talented.

  • @johnnyrockett978
    @johnnyrockett978 Před 3 lety +2

    I hope they are all still alive to enjoy their newfound fame of over six million views since this 2011 posting. They deserve it and should be very proud. The drum solo and dancing were way ahead of their time.

  • @craigstratford5086
    @craigstratford5086 Před 4 lety +43

    A little hidden gem . Thank you CZcams algorithm 😉

  • @taki384
    @taki384 Před 3 lety +7

    These guys are so cool..I hope they go on tour soon.

  • @42lookc
    @42lookc Před 3 lety +22

    Man, could that singer ever MOVE!

    • @skflwphgaawfas7402
      @skflwphgaawfas7402 Před 3 lety +1

      yes he can.
      sry i'm not english and don't see this type of sentence construction with the word "ever" very often

  • @chrisnewman299
    @chrisnewman299 Před 2 lety +2

    Terrific surf style rock & roll, here. Great lead vocal and dance too and a proper and very well played traditional style drum 🥁 break. Loved the whole thing- a great vibrant young outfit typical of those times.
    Rock & Roll will never die:/ Chris 🎼

  • @randallr.p.mcmurphy863
    @randallr.p.mcmurphy863 Před 3 lety +9

    I came for the comments. You people did NOT disappoint.

    • @telsport
      @telsport Před 3 lety

      Amen..I am loving them too.!

  • @BLUEsurf63
    @BLUEsurf63 Před 7 lety +7

    The more i play this clip the more i love this song and these young guys it's raw but they are so good, would love to know more of what happened to these guys.

  • @SpeegBJ
    @SpeegBJ Před 11 lety +12

    Oh, wow. Your brother's band? I love it; knowing the connection. This group is your all-round, good going/showing, how to play basic cool rock and roll. Adorable and talented. Ted, give 'em the trophy!

  • @angeliquedomini7259
    @angeliquedomini7259 Před 2 lety +3

    oh la la! those very skilled foot steps . I never knew this band existed thank you.

  • @BUSTER.BRATAMUS
    @BUSTER.BRATAMUS Před 4 lety +2

    Friggin awesome!

  • @radioparanoiko1566
    @radioparanoiko1566 Před 5 lety +18

    Very good retro music,thanks from Nezaland City México.

  • @ZnenTitan
    @ZnenTitan Před 6 lety +7

    My gosh, I can't remember the last time I saw and heard an intro by Ted Mack!

  • @vietlovesdurian
    @vietlovesdurian Před 3 lety +3

    so so cute... this song has never left my broken humble heart...

  • @jamesbrickert1301
    @jamesbrickert1301 Před 3 lety +1

    Brings back memories! Thanks for the video.

  • @alfaducentormarcel2049
    @alfaducentormarcel2049 Před 5 lety +4

    qu'est ce qu'ils ont l'air bien sage... Avec leur choré apprise par coeur! J'adore!

  • @FatManRedemption
    @FatManRedemption Před 4 lety +105

    Everyone in Mamaroneck basically still looks like this

    • @rogermobley1938
      @rogermobley1938 Před 3 lety +5

      LMFAO !!!!!

    • @dezdn1095
      @dezdn1095 Před 3 lety +6

      Hahahaha..anjayyyy

    • @MVos-md3rp
      @MVos-md3rp Před 3 lety +5

      Still laughing!!!

    • @johnfennell4263
      @johnfennell4263 Před 3 lety +3

      Sals pizza still there?

    • @azmike3572
      @azmike3572 Před 3 lety +7

      Related to your post, here in Arizona we have a small town called Dudleyville. Most of the men there are named Dudley, and therefore are stereotypically dull. The women are frustrated, so it's a good place for cool guys to visit and hook up with those ladies!

  • @olddoggeleventy2718
    @olddoggeleventy2718 Před 4 lety +2

    A buncha guys from Mamaroneck what hit da big time on Ted Macks...Richie, Robbie. Ricky, Joey, and Ralphy...lol

  • @johnp7686
    @johnp7686 Před 4 lety +29

    I'm glad that - 58 years later - they finally got famous.

    • @curbmassa
      @curbmassa Před 4 lety +2

      'Bout fuckin' time.
      You think maybe the drummer honed his chops in the marching band?

    • @ZerokillerOppel1
      @ZerokillerOppel1 Před 4 lety

      Lol...🤔🤔🤣

  • @J4060
    @J4060 Před 4 lety +6

    Awesome set of guitars!!!!

  • @mattbutchercreativity4213
    @mattbutchercreativity4213 Před 4 lety +41

    That drummer's pretty good. :D

  • @craignehring
    @craignehring Před 4 lety +13

    Fabulous, I am unsure if the Ted Mac show wasn't broadcast in Milwaukee or that my dad never watched it. But when we made the monthly pilgrimage back to Chicago, my grandparents always watched it, I think it was sponsored by Geritol for "tired blood"

    • @retiredyeti5555
      @retiredyeti5555 Před 2 lety +3

      Craig - it was broadcast in Milwaukee , where my folks lived - I saw this show just 5 weeks before I joined the Navy. And it was Geritol who was the sponsor.

  • @rockeypage5104
    @rockeypage5104 Před 4 lety +33

    Damn ! I didn’t know Wally Cleaver could dance like that !! Go kid go !

  • @OwenOwenT
    @OwenOwenT Před 7 lety +106

    Can't beat the 50s and 60s all fresh Garage bands!

    • @beatlejim64
      @beatlejim64 Před 4 lety +8

      Instead of "Garage" bands today...it's "Garbage" today...

  • @mauroantonio4320
    @mauroantonio4320 Před 6 lety +7

    Vaya que energia la de esos chicos. ¡Bacanísimo!

  • @enriqueveiga2237
    @enriqueveiga2237 Před rokem +4

    Muy buena y representativa banda de música de los 60. Thank you for uploading this beautiful video with this beautiful song.
    Regards from Uruguay!!

  • @unacat09
    @unacat09 Před 2 lety

    I used to watch Ted Mack with my father on Sunday, along with College Bowl. After dinner Wonderful World of Disney and Bonanza.

  • @OwenOwenT
    @OwenOwenT Před 4 lety +42

    Keep in mind before commenting!
    1)They were normal in height and they were only teenagers 14-16 average height being 5’5-5’8. Meaning They hadn’t fully grown into their adult height!
    2)The way the camera is pointed and the lens that was equipped made it look like their heads were bigger than their bodies. The cameras height is pointed from above to show the dance moves resulting in having the head as the first view shot. If it was leveled it would look normal.
    3) They were a local band that performed only once on LIVE television! During Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour where all kinds of bands performed and all kinds of talent was shown. Performing LIVE as is happened!
    So Them being kind of awkward, You can only imagine being a teenager performing on live television for the first time ever with thousands of people watching I think you’d be in fear of messing up or being nervous or not really knowing what to expect.
    4) Those Dance moves were popular during That time! Through out time all styles of dances have changed.
    I personally think modern dancing has become ridiculous like “Dapping” or “Flossing”
    5)This band would soon separate as it wasn’t a serious band, I doubt they ever thought they were going to be huge. It was something they did for fun something a lot of teenagers did.
    Even 2 years later some of them were drafted into the Vietnam War.
    6) They were original this was their music their style that they had.
    All garage bands shared the same line up and traditions of having the same matching outfits or band uniforms for performing.
    And before The Beach Boys we’re officially a band this band was already singing about cars with surf like instrumental sounds.

    • @baronsorgi1
      @baronsorgi1 Před 4 lety +3

      Owen Owen yeah but did you see the size of his HEAD🎃... the wee Dwarf

    • @rogermartin798
      @rogermartin798 Před 4 lety +5

      How do explain that MASSIVE HEAD !

    • @cliffordduzz4342
      @cliffordduzz4342 Před 3 lety

      Right on

    • @RayCatalinaX
      @RayCatalinaX Před 3 lety +1

      There are too many critics out there that do not have the appreciation of raw talent. In 1961 this was pretty damn good. No matter what these dated clowns think, THIS WAS TALENT!!!

  • @dburch7894
    @dburch7894 Před 5 lety +8

    I was twelve when tha came out, but the dancing reminds me of the 60’s!

  • @Tonetwisters
    @Tonetwisters Před 3 lety +1

    I once auditioned for this show in a downtown Jacksonville hotel. We were a trio who played and sang, "Twilight Time." I used my brother's nearly still brand new 1960 Jazzmaster and PRO amp. And oh yeh ... we were sent home packin'.

  • @jose810725
    @jose810725 Před 3 lety +5

    I have no idea how this came into my suggestions but damn that cool!!!

  • @tonifrancis2189
    @tonifrancis2189 Před 10 lety +26

    SO great!

  • @Rick_Foley
    @Rick_Foley Před 4 lety +35

    You had me at Talent Contest under the Auspices of the Westchester County Recreation Commission .

  • @powerwagon3731
    @powerwagon3731 Před 4 lety +2

    I was one day old when this was filmed. He sure can dance!

  • @johnarriola9526
    @johnarriola9526 Před 2 lety +1

    🎶 these guys were great 🎶 very first time I've heard them...2021 ?

  • @tomvondago49
    @tomvondago49 Před 5 lety +6

    These Kids Had It Going !! Wish They Had Made It - Great Example Of Italian Street Rock !!!!

  • @linkscrazylife4668
    @linkscrazylife4668 Před 8 lety +6

    When music was good and Clean!!!....enjoyed your song. thanks.

  • @stephensmith5118
    @stephensmith5118 Před 2 lety

    Love this ,imagine going to the hop and been a teenager in 50s and early 60s America, not sure what year this but it's got a rockin late 50s sound but an early 60s dance .gues about 1960

  • @randyjordan5521
    @randyjordan5521 Před 4 lety +142

    This is more entertaining than 90% of the musical acts of today.

    • @bigblockjalopy
      @bigblockjalopy Před 4 lety +1

      100%

    • @guddergo7116
      @guddergo7116 Před 4 lety +1

      It's so cool to watch.

    • @rneoman
      @rneoman Před 4 lety +2

      It's entertaining alright, I laughed my hole off

    • @beatlejim64
      @beatlejim64 Před 4 lety +3

      Strange to see people actually play an instrument...it's a nice change!!!

    • @countalucard4226
      @countalucard4226 Před 3 lety

      Randy Jordan no one scratching a record like it’s music.

  • @franksturgis9118
    @franksturgis9118 Před 5 lety +8

    Those guitars would be worth a lot of money now, would love to own them now ! 🎸

  • @gregghorner9107
    @gregghorner9107 Před 5 lety +12

    This is fabulous, and Not lyp synced!

  • @judetalbot795
    @judetalbot795 Před rokem +1

    I've watched this many times and just noticed that an entire orchestra plays the last note in the song.

  • @allegra0
    @allegra0 Před 4 lety +7

    This was hilarious and great fun.